Name: Giddings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts were 1,013 compared with 1,051 last week. The better-quality feeder steers and heifers were steady with last week, while the lower quality cattle were off by 2.00. The slaughter cattle market was fully steady with last week on the higher dressing animals with the lower dressing cattle 2.00 softer than last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $248.81/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −190.89 against this barn's trailing median of $439.70.

Average price

$248.81

83 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$43.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.71

vs TX average

−20.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	253.62	1,367	59
Medium and Large 2	562	238.15	1,338	23
Small 2	525	210.00	1,103	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.62/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.61, low $362.40, median $439.70 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

248.81

—

TX average5 barns · 269 hd

267.52

−18.71

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−20.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.70

−190.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,555	160.56	2,497	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,256	137.52	1,727	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,028	126.37	1,299	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	933	108.72	1,014	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$2,444	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$2,330	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$2,285	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,171	$2,275	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$2,060	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,941	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,800	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	863	$2,281	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,481	$3,394	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,245	$2,693	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,677	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$2,671	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,431	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	851	$2,171	5

Every lot, as filed

101 lots · USDA AMS · Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,940.54/head	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,941	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	2,060.25/head	1,550.00–2,300.00	2,060	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,717.48/head	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,717	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	2,170.92/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,693.37/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,693	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	2,700.52/head	2,100.00–3,400.00	2,701	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	2,311.74/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,312	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	217.72/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,363	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	265.46/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,123	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	236.35/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,371	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	188.94/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	211.00/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	240.96/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,287	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	287.86/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,088	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	227.85/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,429	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	893	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	220.02/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,481	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	254.35/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,201	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	304.96/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	254.27/cwt	245.00–268.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	206.64/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	241.23/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,153	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	202.48/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	287.73/cwt	270.00–300.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	175.10/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	202.51/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,578	4
Steers	Small 2	450–500	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Small 2	400–450	428	232.89/cwt	218.00–238.00	997	6
Heifers	Small 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	492	231.00/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Small 2	850–900	873	176.41/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	292.31/cwt	288.00–299.00	959	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	725	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Small 2	550–600	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Steers	Small 2	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Steers	Small 2	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,132	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	946	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,190	158.81/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,890	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	155.82/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,610	6
Bulls	—	—	1,687	168.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,844	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,150	141.39/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,173	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,355	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	253.65/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,096	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	899	99.68/cwt	90.00–110.00	896	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,668	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	120.57/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,307	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	143.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,772	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	135.29/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,694	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	256.32/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,320	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	216.01/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,432	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	231.75/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,226	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	221.48/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,280	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	231.76/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,550	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	308.93/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,288	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	333.16/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,229	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	238.57/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,465	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	225.19/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,736	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	221.74/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	217.98/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	359.64/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	295.31/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	236.91/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,339	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	250.83/cwt	243.00–270.00	1,415	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	228.94/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,429	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	361.51/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	261.03/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,232	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	279.34/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,173	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	326.16/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	269.37/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,266	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	228.24/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,632	26
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,329.66/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,330	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	224.76/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,508	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,916.02/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	244.07/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,252	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,546.38/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,546	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	2,280.58/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,281	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,431.28/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,431	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	2,443.51/head	1,700.00–2,950.00	2,444	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,275.13/head	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,275	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,481	3,393.59/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,394	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	135.76/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,476	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	923	125.46/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	908	120.69/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,096	7

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Giddings Livestock Auction - Giddings, TX

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 902Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,110	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,940.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	1,550.00–2,300.00	2,060.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,086	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,311.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,067	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,329.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,126	1,700.00–2,950.00	2,443.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,171	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,275.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,067	2,150.00–3,000.00	2,717.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,054	2,100.00–3,400.00	2,700.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,280	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,916.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,546.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,215	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,431.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	851	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,170.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,245	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,693.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,481	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,393.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	863	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,280.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	280.00	280.00
4	250–300	275	270.00–300.00	287.73
3	300–350	328	288.00–299.00	292.31
3	350–400	380	245.00–268.00	254.27
16	400–450	432	240.00–265.00	253.65
12	450–500	478	235.00–250.00	241.23
19	500–550	529	222.00–238.00	231.75
17	550–600	578	210.00–232.00	221.48
16	600–650	626	205.00–224.00	217.72
12	650–700	663	200.00–220.00	216.01
7	700–750	715	190.00–210.00	202.48
4	750–800	779	200.00–204.00	202.51
1	800–850	815	193.00	193.00
2	900–950	923	175.00–180.00	177.45
2	1000–1050	1,015	165.00–185.00	175.10
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	218.00–238.00	232.89
3	450–500	492	230.00–233.00	231.00
1	550–600	570	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	873	170.00–183.00	176.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	315.00–350.00	326.16
6	350–400	373	285.00–310.00	295.31
14	400–450	420	270.00–293.00	279.34
18	450–500	472	253.00–270.00	261.03
18	500–550	513	239.00–255.00	244.07
12	550–600	565	233.00–250.00	236.91
24	600–650	624	225.00–248.00	228.94
10	650–700	671	223.00–235.00	224.76
3	700–750	707	215.00–220.00	217.98
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	275.00–325.00	304.96
12	350–400	378	265.00–310.00	287.86
15	400–450	423	240.00–290.00	265.46
10	450–500	472	245.00–258.00	254.35
9	500–550	534	225.00–248.00	240.96
14	550–600	580	232.00–242.00	236.35
18	600–650	627	220.00–231.00	227.85
11	650–700	673	200.00–227.00	220.02
3	750–800	770	210.00–213.00	211.00
2	850–900	893	200.00–205.00	202.51
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	470	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	340.00–375.00	359.64
5	300–350	328	345.00–390.00	361.51
8	350–400	369	325.00–360.00	333.16
13	400–450	417	300.00–325.00	308.93
19	450–500	470	260.00–290.00	269.37
30	500–550	515	250.00–265.00	256.32
29	550–600	564	243.00–270.00	250.83
24	600–650	614	233.00–249.00	238.57
28	650–700	669	228.00–238.00	231.76
26	700–750	715	220.00–238.00	228.24
14	750–800	771	218.00–235.00	225.19
5	800–850	819	212.00–228.00	221.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	788	200.00–210.00	206.64
2	850–900	883	185.00–193.00	188.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	120.00	120.00
2	—	823	115.00	115.00
5	—	899	90.00–110.00	99.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,070	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,062	125.00–130.00	127.57
5	—	1,084	120.00–123.00	120.57
6	—	1,087	133.00–141.00	135.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,300	125.00–130.00	128.32
28	—	1,234	140.00–150.00	143.57
14	—	1,252	133.00–138.00	135.29
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	125.00–126.00	125.46
7	—	908	120.00–123.00	120.69
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	155.00–162.00	158.81
2	—	1,150	135.00–148.00	141.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,675	150.00–161.00	155.82
9	—	1,687	165.00–175.00	168.57

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